How Does Bronte Convey Heathcliff?

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How does Bronte convey Heathcliff’s feelings for Catherine Earnshaw? Emily Bronte created the world of Wuthering Heights and the infamous couple; Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Most people think that Wuthering Heights is a romance novel, and associate Heathcliff and Catherine’s relationship to Romeo and Juliet’s. Little do they know that their relationship is much deeper then love. Bronte describes in the novel how they seem themselves as one person, if one dies then the other can no longer belong. But, she does not show this in the conventional way of them simply falling in love. Two of the main emotions portrayed in the book are revenge and violence. This is how we see Heathcliff’s feelings towards Catherine, he does not merely say the words ‘I love you’. There relationship is much deeper than that, it could even be associated with that of a sibling’s relationship, but maybe with a twist. This was very unusual in those times, especially as how the character of Heathcliff is described; he is dark, mysterious, strong and dominating. This makes him unconventional, as the typical man is more like the character of Edgar Linton, to which Heathcliff is the complete opposite of. Emily Bronte uses the theme of nature when describing the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine. This is because they both see their relationship as ‘natural’. It is natural thing inside their body, subconsciously they know their true feelings for each other, but think nothing of it. To them it was just how they were, they couldn’t control it or stop it from happening, it just did. It also grew stronger as they grew more mature and knowledgeable, as they started to understand their feelings for each other. Furthermore, this is like their love for the moors. Which, other than their family, is what ties them together. The Yorkshire moors are where their tie with each other grows
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